Does your family give you security?

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I was thinking why I feel odd being bymyself on a bus or in town at first I was thinking security (AKA a weapon for protection) then lonlieness (which I don't like being alone unless it's my home) and then I thought of a 3rd reason while me and my family have are differences they in a way give me security knowing they are there that I don't have alone on a bus or in town so I was curious does anyone else feel this way? (Oh and I don't have friends/relationship people) to feel secure with sadly.

Hi Zeldapsychology

Yes, I agree with you. I feel a sence of scurity when I am with my parents. It is funny to think that way for me now because I am almost 40 and if there was ever some sort of physical confrontation with someone it would be me protecting my parents but with social stuff it is still them who does the blocking. But I don't mind being alone in public. That part does not bother me. I am a quiet observent person so most people don't even know I am around when I'm in public.

Security: sieve or blanket? topic

Ideally, a person should feel safe in a family, as this is a a factor in the maturation process.

However, many families are dysfunctional and do not provide this, for whatever reason, and so the person is left to pick up the pieces. Like sinsboldly, I have done this reasonably well. For those who do not, serious harm or death may result when you look for security in all the wrong places. Only the lucky few will escape the disasterous free fall. This happens when you do not learn the basics from a balanced family.

My heart goes out to those who have suffered because of this.

Yes. I'm 21, but i don't know what i'd do without my parents. I also feel better when i'm with them, my sister, my grandparents, or someone else that i am very familiar with than when i'm out somewhere alone.

26, and I love my family. Feel so secure with them. Me and baby and husband and baby to be are building an appartment on their land in fact. <3

Yes definitely. When not having any friends at all family is all what matters.
For me and my husband they are all we have. We both left our parents houses at age 18 and now we are 35, so we are very independent. But our parents are those we rely on, trust and get support from whenever we need to. They will never break confidence and wont leave us as other people can do. They and our siblings is those we know we can trust 100% when there is nobody else who knows us.

But I know what you mean "beeing alone on the bus" My husband just went abroad. Im completely alone in this massive big city and thats a strange feeling....

I've had financial security all of my life, and I definitely feel like I'm being overprotected.

Now that I am diagnosed my mother is adamant to get me on Medicaid, food stamps and SSI, but she doesn't seem to make any effort to actually understand AS. Most of my life I've just bottled things up and ignored criticism because nobody really had any idea what I go through. Now that I have a clinical explanation I feel I deserve a little understanding and consideration, but even in the light of this she still doesn't get it.

I live in constant annoyance; my only refuge being AWAY from home, because at home I'm constantly being bothered or interrupted. When people go out of town, then I have peace and quiet and can focus. If something irritates me I want to complain about it. If I do so around my mother she yells at me, or talks to me like I understand things the way she does. If I try to get her to realize that yelling at me and making me run ridiculous errands that she could easily do herself makes me anxious and stressful, she'll just sigh and lecture me.

Thankfully, I'm leaving for California in 5 months. I can't even talk about that, because all I get is a bunch of negativity. Anytime I want to discuss a passionate desire to leave town to pursue a dream, it either gets ignored or criticized, yet she'll tell me I need to get a job and get my own place (or get on SSI and try to find some sh***y apartment).

I love my mother very much, but I can only take so much of this crap. So, my friend Ricky is taking me to San Francisco with him. I don't know how things will turn out, but I need away from here - hopefully, for good. I'm sick and tired of this "security".

Does your family give you security?

Not even a blanket